Dad diagnosed with extraheptic Cholangiocarcinoma

Dear All,

This is Manish, writing from Reading (UK). I was surfing net for information on CC and was lucky to find this site and you all lovely people. I wonder if there is some hope left for my Dad, something that could still be done in allopathy to extend his life as much as possible. We are already trying alternative treatments including wheat grass juice as well as some herbal medicines.

My Dad was diagnosed with bilary duct cancer in May this year in New Delhi (India). It has spread into liver. The cancer has already blocked the left lobe bilary duct system and is also affecting right one and has reached the point where 3 main bilary ducts join togather to form one big one in the right lobe. (In other words, as Doctor explained to me, if stenting was needed to relieve him of his jaundice, three stents would be needed)

Once he was diagnosed, Doctor tried to see if surgery could be performed but had to give up as it had already spread deep into liver as explained earlier. However in the process, they did manage to remove his gall bladder that had been infected and in their words could have burst any time.
After removal of his Gall bladder, his jaundice did come down (billirubin came down from around 12 point to 3 points or was it 1200 to 300, I’ll get the exact details if required).

Doctor also said that chemotherapy may not help at this late stage and that if done, would affect his quality of life.

While we are coming to terms with this development, it is very hard for us to just sit down and wait for inevitable. Wonder if you may be able to provide some information that would help at this stage. Do we need second opinion on Chemotherapy or any other treatment.

He feels tired and gets up at night 3-4 times and doesn’t get that sound sleep that he used to. His jaundice level is at 3 point or 300 and only yesterday had slight fever.

Thank you all for your kindness.

Regards
Manish